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This listing contains all the analytical materials posted on the Russia Matters website. These include: RM Exclusives, commissioned by Russia Matters exclusively for this website; Recommended Reads, deemed particularly noteworthy by our editorial team; Partner Posts, originally published by our partners elsewhere; and Future Policy Leaders, pieces by promising young scholars and policy thinkers. Content can be filtered by genre and subject-specific criteria and is updated often. Gradually we will be adding older Recommended Reads and Partner Posts dating back as far as 2011.

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Russian Sanctions: Why ‘Isolation Is Impossible'

Henry FoyNovember 12, 2018
Recommended Reads

Countries throughout Asia, the Middle East and even Europe continue to do business with Russia despite U.S. efforts to isolate Moscow.

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Machiavellian Lessons From the Saudi and Russian Assassination Debacles

George BeebeOctober 20, 2018
Recommended Reads

Gratuitous political killing is not just a crime—it is a mistake.

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Russian-Saudi Rapprochement? Iran and Economic Strain Will Make It Tough

Mark N. KatzSeptember 28, 2017
RM Exclusives

Ties between Moscow and Riyadh remain fragile. Saudi Arabia’s main concern is Iran, while Russia wants both investment and sway in the Middle East. Balancing their geopolitical and economic interests will not be easy.

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Looking for U.S.-Russian Cooperation? Try Asia

Jeffrey MankoffDecember 12, 2016
RM Exclusives

U.S.-Russian ties in Asia have long been underdeveloped, but also far less contentious than in Europe. Maybe now is the time to focus eastward and help Moscow balance between Washington and Beijing.